Combination-tool.



Patented "July 16, 1912.

WITNESSES COLUMBlA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON, n, c.

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JOSEPH BOIVIN, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE W.

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COMBINATION-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent. p w m Ju1y16,1912

Application filed January 11, 1911. Serial No. 601,933.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr BOlVIN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Paterson, Passaic county, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Combination-Tools; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to combination tools and it has reference particularly to garden tools and the like.

My invention consists in a certain combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter specified, whereby in a compact and inexpensive implement are combined several tools any one of which may with facility be brought into commission when needed.

The accompanying drawing fully illustrates my invention, Figure 1 being a perspective view thereof with the parts in one position; Fig. 2 is a plan view, the parts being in a different position; and, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view of a part of the implement.

The handle member of the device consists of a handle-proper a pointed at one end and having a shank I) projecting from the other end thereof. At its free end the shank Z) is bifurcated, 0 being the slit forming such bifurcation; in the bifurcated end of the shank is set a riveted pin cl.

The tool member of the device comprises a body part c and tools f and g projecting in opposite directions therefrom. As shown, one of these tools is a fork and the other a trowel, but the form and nature of the tool in each instance may be altered, as will be obvious, according to the uses for which the implement may be designed. In the present instance, the tool f is integral with the body part while the trowel is riveted thereto; but of course this is immaterial.

Projecting laterally from and preferably integral with the body part c is a projection it which fits snugly the slit 0, having a hole 2' receiving the pin d. The tool member is thus pivoted in the handle member.

From the projection h project radially three studs disposed at angles of about 4:5

On the shank Z) is arranged a coiled spring it one end of which abuts against the handle proper a, the convolutions at the other end of the same being preferably closely disposed to each other so as to form a socket Z adapted to receive any one of the studs j when the same is inclosed in the slit 0, as shown in Fig. 3, the tension of the spring holding its socket portion normally engaged with said stud.

By withdrawing the socket, the tool member will be released so that it may be turned on its pivot to allow either of the other two studs to be engaged or held by the socket.-

For convenience in operating the spring I provide a slide m arranged in a longitudinal groove 77. in the shank b, one end of said slide having an outward projection 0 engaging between convolutions of the spring in or adjacent the socket and the other end of said slide having a similar but longer projection p affording a finger grip.

If desired, the slide m may be disposed otherwise than as shown in Fig. 2, for instance at the opposite side of the shank b, 9 being a groove similar to groove 71. and adapted to receive the slide.

When the tool member is in the position shown in Fig. 1 its tools f and 9 make it an implement suitable for two different kinds of work; when the tool member occupies the extended position shown in Fig. 3 the implement is adapted for a third kind of work; and when the tool member occupies the extended position reverse to that shown in Fig. 3 (tool f being outward instead of tool g) the implement is useful for a fourth kind of work.

In addition, the handle proper a may be formed as some other tool, for instance, pointed to serve as a dibble, in which case the implement becomes useful for a fifth class of work.

I do not wish to be limited to the precise form and arrangement of the parts shown and described herein what I clailn being,

1. The combination of a handle member, a tool member pivoted in the handle member on an axis extending transversely of the latter, and means for securing the tool member in fixed relation to the handle member comprising interlocking parts, one

of said parts including a spring coiled about one of said members and adapted at one end to receive the'other part, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a handle-member, a tool-member pivoted in the handle-member on an axis extending transversely of the latter, means for securing the tool-member in fixed relation to the handle-member comprising interlocking parts, one of said parts including a spring coiled about the handlemember, and a slide extending longitudiof January, 1911.

JOSEPH BOIVIN.

Witnesses:

JOHN WV. STEWARD, WM. D. BELL.

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